The_King Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Nasi lemak — the ever-disputed Southeast Asian breakfast fare — is causing a commotion on social media once again over how people are warping the humble dish into weird culinary chimeras. The San Remo Macaroni Company is not, as you might assume, an Italian brand. It’s a food company straight outta Australia that, as you might assume as well, makes a range of pasta products for the masses. The Malaysian office of San Remo wants to get in on celebrating Malaysia’s Merdeka month, and the marketing ploy they’ve come up with is… nasi lemak-inspired spaghetti. “Celebrate Malaysia Day with San Remo Spaghetti Lemak Bungkus – a pasta dish infused with the iconic Nasi Lemak flavours and accompanied by the fiery Egg Sambal with crunchy anchovies and peanuts,” the brand wrote in a Facebook post last Thursday (Sept 10). In lieu of rice, the dish involves spaghetti cooked in a similar manner — boiled in a concoction of water, coconut milk, pandan leaves and salt. San Remo Malaysia recommends getting a pack of their spaghetti of course, while other ingredients like eggs, anchovies, banana leaves and chilli paste can be sourced elsewhere. With nasi lemak considered a national dish, this has not gone down well among Malaysians due to one troubling issue: it’s nasi lemak without the actual coconut rice. “Sacrilegious,” says one netizen. PHOTO: Screengrab / Facebook But to be fair to San Remo Malaysia, no where in their recipe did the brand say that it is nasi lemak. It’s “spaghetti lemak” which is accurate. Netizens might not be aware as well that the recipe is not a new concept by San Remo Malaysia. As far back as 2017, Malaysian celebrity chef Dato’ Fazley Yaakob endorsed the San Remo Spaghetti Lemak Bungkus. Not to mention the dozens of spaghetti-nasi lemak fusions that have existed long before San Remo Malaysia’s iteration. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng.huat Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 bolehsians really eat too full to fight over such small issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Doesnt look nice unless spaghetti got coconut flavor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng.huat Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, ManOfTheHour said: Doesnt look nice unless spaghetti got coconut flavor they cooked the mee in coconut milk. @HarrisY AMDK coconut mee KYM? do you think more ho jiak than your kumgong punggol lasi romak? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, meng.huat said: they cooked the mee in coconut milk. @HarrisY AMDK coconut mee KYM? do you think more ho jiak than your kumgong punggol lasi romak? Babu prefer biriyani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_O Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 knn bo liao. just a fucking food. at this moment of time, you should feel glad you still can afford to put food on the table than whining abt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Sinkieland tis yr mcd no nasi lemak burger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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